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Mobile bearing insert having offset dwell point

US8147557B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jordan S. Lee · Warsaw, US
James M. Rhodes · Warsaw, US
John Francis Lizak · McKeesport, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2007
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0021
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A mobile tibial assembly includes a tibial tray and a tibial insert configured to move relative to the tibial tray. The tibial insert includes a platform having an upper bearing surface defining a dwell point of the upper bearing surface. The dwell point is spaced-apart from a center of the bearing surface.

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